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| Tourism and Recreation |
| Major attractions |
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- Forest Park,
located on the western edge of the central corridor of the
City of St. Louis, is one of the largest urban parks in
the world. It offers many of Saint Louis' most popular attractions:
the free Saint Louis
Zoological Park; the Municipal Theatre ("The Muny"),
the largest and oldest outdoor musical theatre in the United
States; the Saint Louis Science Center and Observatory,
with its architecturally distinctive McDonnell Planetarium; the Saint Louis Art Museum
(also free); the Missouri
History Museum; and, of course, plenty of lakes and
scenic, open areas. Forest Park completed a multimillion
dollar renovation in 2004 for the centennial of the St. Louis
World's Fair.
- The Missouri Botanical
Garden, also known as "Shaw's Garden", is one of the
world's leading botanical
research centers. It possesses a beautiful collection
of flowery plants, shrubs, and trees:
It includes the Japanese Garden, which features a lake filled
with koi and lovely gravel
designs; the woodsy English Garden; the Chinese Garden;
the Home Gardening Center; a rose garden; the climate-controlled
dome Climatron; and other scenic gardens. Immediately south
of the Missouri Botanical Garden is Tower Grove Park, a
gift to the City by Henry
Shaw.
- The Gateway Arch, officially named the Jefferson
National Expansion Memorial, is located near the riverfront
in downtown Saint Louis. It was designed by noted architect Eero
Saarinen. The Arch is the centerpiece of a national
park that also includes the nearby Old Courthouse, where
the famous Dred Scott case was
tried.
- The Cathedral
Basilica of Saint Louis, the New Cathedral is a large
Roman Catholic cathedral
designed in the Byzantine and
Romanesque styles. The interior
is decorated with lovely mosaics, the largest mosaic collection
in the world.
- The Basilica
of St. Louis, King of France (1834), also known as the
"Old Cathedral", is the oldest Roman Catholic cathedral
west of the Mississippi River.
The Old Cathedral is located adjacent to the Jefferson National
Expansion Memorial.
- The Fox Theatre, originally one of many movie theatres
along Grand Boulevard, is now a newly restored theatre featuring
Byzantine decor. The Fox Theatre
presents a Broadway Series in addition to concerts.
- The
Hill is a historically Italian neighborhood where many
of the area's best Italian restaurants can be found. The
Hill was the home of Yogi Berra
and many other noted baseball players.
- Laclede's Landing,
located on the Mississippi Riverfront
directly north of the historic Eads Bridge, is popular
for its restaurants and clubs.
- The International Bowling Museum and Hall of
Fame is located by Busch Stadium in downtown Saint Louis.
- The Eugene Field House, located
in downtown Saint Louis, is a museum dedicated to the distinguished
children's author.
- The City Museum (http://www.citymuseum.org/) offers a
variety of fun exhibits. Including a several large caves,
and a huge outdoor playground. It also serves as a meeting
point for Saint Louis' young arts scene. "Unlike any museum
you've ever seen before".
- The Saint Louis
Symphony Orchestra plays at Powell Symphony Hall. Leonard Slatkin is one
of the former conductors.
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| Saint Louis also possesses several extant examples of 18th
and 19th century architecture, such as the Soulard Market district
(1779-1842), the Chatillon-de Menil House (1848), the Bellefontaine
Cemetery (1850), the Robert G. Campbell House (1852), the Old
Courthouse (1845-62), the original Anheuser-Busch Brewery (1860),
and two of Louis Sullivan's early skyscrapers: the Wainwright
Building (1890-1), and the Union Trust Building. |
| Nearby attractions |
- The Delmar Loop, located in University City just west of the
Saint Louis city line, is a popular entertainment, cultural
and restaurant district.
- The Butterfly House is located in western St. Louis County.
- The Museum of Transportation is located in Kirkwood, a suburb
in southwestern St. Louis County.
- Six Flags - Saint Louis, known as "Six Flags over Mid-America"
when it opened in 1971, is an amusement park located in Eureka,
Missouri, in the far west of St. Louis County.
- Saint Charles, seat of St. Charles County and first capital
of the state of Missouri, is the location from which the Lewis
and Clark Expedition began. It also has a downtown historic
district with many small craft shops.
- Cahokia Mounds, located near Collinsville, Illinois, holds the
ruins of a city of the ancient Mississippian aboriginal culture.
Similar mounds within Saint Louis, used as construction fill
in the 1800s, gave the city one of its nicknames.
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